[System Notice: Scan complete! The World Conquest System has successfully promoted and will now escort the Host.]
[System Notice: Detected that the heroine Kasumigaoka Utaha suffers from Outer God corruption. Given that the pollution level is at the lowest tier, a Treatment Plan is authorized.]
[Novice Commission Upgrade: Current Rank B.]
[Reward: 10,000 Source Points.]
This time, the system's mechanical voice, usually void of emotion, revealed an imperceptible trace of seriousness.
"What? Ten thousand Source Points?" Toya raised an eyebrow, astonished.
Having spent the last few days familiarizing himself with the system, he knew the value of those points. Maxing out skills like Piano or Business Management, or even exchanging for one hundred million yen, only cost one hundred Source Points.
Ten thousand points were enough to purchase a hundred different abilities.
As long as he completed this novice commission, he would instantly become a max-level human in this everyday world.
"But it's the Cthulhu Mythos... what good is being a max-level human against that?"
Toya was incredibly tempted by the reward for the novice commission, but the thought of the dangerous, chaotic eldritch horrors made him hesitate.
[Host, please rest assured. The World Conquest System has been upgraded to link with the Infinite Worlds.]
[Redeemable items are no longer limited to the mortal plane but have reached a higher dimensional status.]
[If the Host completes enough commissions, surpassing even the madness and chaos of the Cthulhu Mythos will not be an issue.]
"Fine, I'll do it then."
Toya cast aside his reservations and accepted the continuation of the commission.
He wanted to refuse, but he knew he couldn't.
The existence of the Outer Gods was simply too dangerous. Just wandering outside the boundaries of the world was enough for them to thoroughly pollute it, turning reality into a chaotic mess.
If he didn't act as the savior now, more and more people would be corrupted into twisted monsters as time passed. Eventually, living in this world, he would die too.
Saving the world was, in essence, saving himself.
After a moment of thought, Toya asked with a solemn expression, "System, do you have any items that can withstand mental pollution?"
"If there aren't any tools to resist mental corruption, this commission is absolutely impossible to complete."
The corrupting influence of the Cthulhu Mythos was infamous. Ordinary humans couldn't face an Outer God—even looking at their minions was impossible.
Once someone gazed upon a minion of the Outer Gods, their sanity and reason would plummet rapidly.
In the end, they would either go completely mad and commit suicide or transform into a minion themselves, reduced to a chaotic, twisted anomaly forever.
[Host's Status has been successfully activated.]
[No need to worry about the Outer Gods' influence. You may act freely. However, please overcome the fear generated during the process! It is a primal fear inherent to all living beings.]
[As long as you do not directly face a Great Old One, you will remain unharmed.]
Because of the involvement of the Cthulhu Mythos, the usually non-interactive system was rarely answering every question.
[System Notice: Due to the characteristics of the Cthulhu Mythos, the System's intelligent response module will be permanently disabled to prevent corruption. It cannot be rebooted by any means.]
[System Notice: System Intelligence shutting down! May fortune be with you, and may you ascend to the Peak of Multiverse.]
Although he felt a slight twinge of regret over the system intelligence shutting down, Toya accepted it for the sake of his own safety.
"Open the System Shop."
Toya immediately began checking what updates the upgraded system had to offer.
In an instant, a translucent screen materialized, and a dense array of products filled his vision.
[Method of Magic God Ascension]: A record of scriptures detailing the path to ascending from zero to a Magic God.
Price: 100 Trillion Source Points.
[Supreme Artifact]: A supreme artifact formed from a wisp of residue gathered at the beginning of the Root World's existence.
Price: 10 Trillion Source Points.
Dazzling arrays of goods flashed before his eyes, and Toya spotted quite a few familiar items among them.
For instance, the EX-Rank Noble Phantasm Sword of Rupture, Ea, the Imagine Breaker, the bloodline of a Progenitor...
All sorts of bug-level items were available. Compared to these, the goods available before the system upgrade looked like trash.
"Is this a beginner's reward?"
After browsing for a while, Toya suddenly noticed that the system had presented a novice item.
[System Notice: Would you like to open the gift from the 'Root World Consciousness'?]
"Open it."
[Congratulations, Savior Kawashima Toya. You have acquired the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception. Integration starting automatically.]
[Name:Mystic Eyes of Death Perception]
[Rank: Outer Level (Sublimated via the Root Consciousness)]
[Effect: See through false realities and kill absolutely anything.]
[Note:Kill anything. If the Host recognizes it as alive, it can be killed.]
In that instant, the mysterious and supreme power of the Root poured into him, assisting Toya in integrating the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception.